Today While You Shine

Today While You Shine

If TODAY... I make you smile
Then my day has been worth WHILE
As when YOU smile to others bright
The day will SHINE a golden light
And as that light begins to beam
A billion smiles shall be seen
All because I smiled at you
The whole world smiled too

Highs of Nature

Highs of Nature 

When you need to get high
As your world is so low
Its proof of the limits the spirit will go
As once you are THERE
And you've reached to the top
Beware of the heights and your guaranteed drop 
But breathe in the air... Escape to a view 
Then wonderful things shall be planted in you
Inspiration... A need to excel
The gifts born of nature will serve just as well
As all that is free comes delivered to you
And a cleansed soul will then see you on through

The ONE

The ONE

I released her like a bird
I loved her... so I set her free
Then I would know if she was the ONE...
By her flying back home to me
If she did... Then I would embrace her
As her heart had returned to me
If not... Then I was the one released
As WE were not mean't to be

Where Freedom Dwells

Where Freedom Dwells 

Freedom beckoned me from birth

Nature... The voice that called my name

In the breeze

Through the air

The grass whispered to me 

The sun guided and encouraged  

Flowers breathed the sweetest songs

(An enchantment that could never be bottled)

They enticed me with their charm

Surrounded in beauty... Made me feel beautiful

Bricks and cement just disfigured

Here, the trees are towering friends

Rugged statues of ancient kings... 

Absorbing the heat of their goddess 

Storing the gift of life itself 

In their petrified stance hides an abundance of wealth 

Where only age and the seasons transform... 

Lush greens, earth browns, fire reds, golden yellows

Gracing the canopies high

Before laying mosaics on the earth

Enriching, feeding, sheltering, colouring

Returning all to life's only mother

She who gives all... Yet demands nothing

I stand in silence and close my eyes

I am in ore
As my soul is healed

Her heartbeat re-balances my vehicle form

Chakras align 

Aura cleansed

Spirit renewed 

Here... I am part of the universe 

And this is where freedom dwells

Kind of Man

Kind of Man 

Would I lie for you... Would I try for you?

Well thats something I could do

But don't expect me to lay down and die for you!

I'm not THAT in love with you

While were together I'll do everything I can

But just remember darlin'... That I'm only a man

I'll give you my all... but keep whatever I can

That's just the kind of man that I am

Would I sing for you... Do those things to you?

Well I'd do that night or day

But don't think that I'd ever try and swing for you

I get sea sick anyway!

But while we're together I'll do anything for you 

I'll even try to do the things that no one else would do

I'll steal you some diamonds ... But I'll keep me a few 

That's just the kind of man that I am

Would I smile for you... Run a mile for you?

Like I've done for you before

I've got myself a kind of testing trial for you

Would you do it? I'm not sure

But while we're together would you do something for me?

Remember I'm a man and men just like to agree

If you said you need a new one... That's ok by me

That's just the kind of man that I am

If I Knew

If I Knew 

If I followed my footsteps and swallowed my pride

Would they lead me discreetly to the place where I died?

If I sat down and knew I had one step to go

Would I get to my feet maybe stick out a toe?

Knowing i'd die if I tripped and I fell

Would I take that one step... I can't tell!

If I knew of the time and the day and date

Would I put my clock back and pretend I was late?

If I knew that my heart would just stop like a brake

Would it even be worth trying to keep me awake?

Knowing i'll die when the timing was right

Would I care if my ending...  Was day or was night?

If angels did come and they knocked at my door

Would I tell them that I know what they came here for?

If I knew I could fool them by running away

Would they only return on the following day?

Maybe its time to just stick out that toe

Let my footsteps take me to wherever I go

And if for some reason I come off my track

I should still be on course when I put myself back

Bad Day Blues

Bad Day Blues 

I went to see a doctor, he said "You don't look well"

I said "Why! What's the matter?"

He said "Boy, you look like hell" 

I told him it was nothing

This was just the way I've always been 

He said "I got no pills to cure the strangest man that I've ever seen!"

I visited an optician and she said I couldn't see

I said that I'd just seen a car...

It pulled right out on me!

"How come if I'm so blind...

Did I manage to jump out of its way?"

She said "Well... I don't know! I guess this must be your lucky day"

I bumped into a cop outside 

And he gave me some advice 

He said I'd need an ambulance 

Or a beating would suffice 

I said "It was an accident... I'm sorry if I stepped upon your feet"

Well...He locked me in handcuffs, said "You shouldn't even be walkin' the street"

When I got out it was dark outside 

I needed me a feast

I popped into a church to get directions from a priest

He tried to fill my spirit with a little piece of Host

But a pizza is the thing that I'd been craving the most

My stomach it was rumbling and I really had to fly

I said "I'll call back later on" but that was maybe a lie

 

I met an undertaker...

Could this day get any worse

He measured me to see if I might fit inside his hearse 

I told him I'm not ready, I wont be needing him today

He said "I'll see you later son" but before I got away

He gave me a wink... And then he handed me his card

It read he drove a taxi cab and that his name was Bernard 

Could I be going crazy? 

Am I already mad?

This had to be the weirdest day I ever had

I told the driver where to go... I said to be sure

 "Take me to the doc Bernard, he could've found a cure"

Well Bernie he just smiled and said "I'll get you there quick

'Cause you ain't looking' too good my friend... You're  lookin'  kinda sick"

Looking For Somebody

Looking For Somebody 

I've searched for inspiration 

But I only find frustration

I'd give a small donation 

Just to fix my strange fixation

I'm looking for somebody... is there anybody hearing my plea?

As I have a weird sensation 

And I need some confirmation 

That this ain't no fascination 

Or some freak hallucination

I'm looking for somebody and I'm hoping they might help me to see

'Cause I've lost coordination 

And I'm on this reservation 

Where they still have segregation 

Can you give an explanation?

I'm looking for somebody who won't charge an astronomical fee

To repair my reputation

Maybe help with relocation 

Where theres no discrimination 

Or a plastic generation

I'm looking for somebody... Somebody that could only be me!

Along the way

Along the way

I never thought you'd ever go away girl

Although I never thought you'd stay

I always thought your crying was a play girl

I didn't care much anyway

My heart never broke and my tears didn't fall

In fact I didn't feel very sad at all

I kind of celebrated that I never had to crawl

Begging you'd not go along the way

I never said I'd promise you a life-time

I never was that sure

I guess you could have given me a life-line

I couldn't ask for any more

So know your bags are packed and you're walkin'' out the door

I guess that I don't have to stick around here anymore

I'll stick out my thumb, as that's what thumbs are for

And I might see you along the way

Before you go, pretty girl... Theres something I should say

Speakings pretty hard these days, but I'll say it anyway

Although you might not know it, you're the best I ever had

To have you close around these years,  it hasn't been bad

But breaking up should make you feel a little bit glad

So try to keep your smile along the way

 

 

Friends

Friends

When you called out my name did you think that I'd come?
Did it cross your mind I might turn and run?
If I lied, said I came as I needed a friend
Would you try to oblige and pretend
As I am the one who did answer your call
The one that you'd treat as a fool
As when I needed you, you were gone like a shot
And "No" was the answer that I got

When you wanted advice and I gave you my thoughts
Did it please you that I took the time?
If I spoke how I felt, if I talked outta line
Well I guess I was speaking my mind
But I was the one that did try helping you
And when I needed someone to help me!
You just walked away, you slammed my door shut
And "No" was the answer that I got

When I cried at your grave watched the flowers wilt and die
I wonder did you ever hear me sigh?
As I am the only one who comes around here
Sometimes I ask myself the reasons why
As I know that you would forget about me
I'd be the last friend you'd think to see
So maybe you are thinking you're the only friend I've got!
"Well no... but I'm the only one YOU'VE got"

Questions Not Asked

Questions Not Asked 

What was it like when the first baby cried?

What did they do when it died?

How did it feel when the first lover sighed?

Or when love might have been then denied!

Was it frightening to witness the first drop of rain?

Do you think it may have caused people pain?

I guess these are questions that no one thinks to ask

Because they're just part of the past

What did they do when the first snowflake fell?

Did they think that their heaven was now hell?

And what did they make of the thundering skies?

Could it be they were under a spell!

And when stars were a-fallin' did they know they had died?

Or think that they had simply come untied!

I guess these are questions that no one thinks to ask

Because they're just part of the past

How many men went to fight the first war?

How many men did they kill?

Did they find all the answers that started it all?

Did they care for the ones who had fell?

And what did the mothers do when sons did not return?

You'd think that from this one time we might learn

But I guess these are questions that no one thinks to ask

Because they're just part of the past

Guernsey Monopoly

Guernsey Monopoly 

I joined in with a game of Guernsey Monopoly

Around the table deputies surrounded poor me

They dealt out all the money, two for them, one for me

I knew I'd never win or get let out of jail free

But I thought I'd try my best and see just how I might do

I even thought I'd see if I could help the locals out too

Well... 

I chose to use the top hat thinking I'd look pretty swank

Another used the Rolls Royce, sat in front of the bank

He covered stolen hotels just in case I might see

And when I landed on them, he did jump like a flea

He took all my money, left me pretty much broke

He was drooling with excitement through his cigarette smoke

I pulled out hidden money and I paid all my fines

The rent was pretty high but that's the sign of the times

I gave the dice a lucky shake but I rolled out a one

This game was getting tedious... it wasn't much fun

The banker stacked his profit, kept one eye on the board

Knowing Mill Street was the only place that I could afford

He handed me the deeds and with a smile on his face

He said he'd knock down Mill Street put some flats in its place

Maybe add more offices... and a higher class café

All to be paid for, from the average workers pay

A deputy bought Fermain just to have a good life

As his girlfriend lived down Cobo far away from his wife

One of them grabbed Fort George just to show off his wealth

This game was getting real, it wasn't good for my health

The price to see the doctor, man... It cost me a house

Seemed everyone was after me, like cats verses mouse

There seemed to be more roads closed and they happened to be mine

They passed me with diversions ... Time after time

I threw myself a six at last and I passed Fort George by

A move without no profit, man... I thought he might cry

But when I came up trumps... and I bought myself Vale 

Well they all got pretty mad and threw my arse into jail

Knowing that a jail card I never did own

I decided that I'd stay here... End the game with a home

Painful Love

Painful Love 

She broke the table, hit the floor

She know not why he hit her for

She felt the bump upon her head

She saw her fingers bloody red

She noticed sadness in his eyes

She never let him hear her cries

She stood and walked out of the door

She knew that she'd return for more

She hated him in times like these

She knew that he'd be begging "Please"

She always fell for him again

She loved this man who showed her pain

She always hoped he'd change one day

She longed for words he used to say 

She loved the man and he loved her

She wanted back what they once were

She dreamed of days he used to smile

She hadn't seen that face a while

She found a quiet place to cry

She raised her sleeve to dry her eye

She thought about her man alone...

She turned and went back home

Freedom Road

Freedom Road 

I walked along a country road 

When I met an unknown friend

He'd travelled many miles

His journey had no end

I said "I'd like to join you...

Just nod if you'll agree"

He whispered in a soft voice

"The road ahead is free"

"We are travellers

Through this learning time

Nothing here is yours

Nothing here is mine

And as we wonder

Down our chosen road

Leave your problems far behind 

As they are your heavy load"

I said "This may sound crazy...

But I don't know who I am.

No one seems to know me...

No one gives a damn"

My friend he looked me in the eyes

Said "You have a soul that's true...

The only friend you need right now...

Is one that walks with you"

"We are travellers

Through this learning time

Nothing here is yours

Nothing here is mine

And as we wonder

Down our chosen road

Leave your worries far behind 

As they are your heavy load"

I listened to the silence

As if to ease my mind

I'd come to seek my freedom

A place thats hard to find

While gazing on a sunset

The sky above turned red

"If you wake to see the rising sun...

Your there" my new friend said

"We are travellers

Through this learning time

Nothing here is yours

Nothing here is mine

And as we wonder

Down our chosen road

Leave your troubles far behind 

As they are your heavy load"

We came upon a mountain 

My feet were worn and tired

It only took the summit view 

To be instantly inspired

The steps that raised us skyward

Left footprints on the ground

"We'll leave them there" my friend did say

"For others freedom bound"

"We are travellers

Through this learning time

Nothing here is yours

Nothing here is mine

And as we wonder

Down our chosen road

Leave your burdens far behind 

As they are your heavy load"

And when we reached the heavens

We gazed upon our miles

Our journey ended silently 

With just a nod and smiles

He carried on his own way

Maybe we'd meet again sometime

Another road now stretched ahead

This freedom road of mine

"We are travellers

Through this learning time

Nothing here is yours

Nothing here is mine

And as we wonder

Down our chosen road

Leave all you're fears behind 

As they are your heavy load"

Fireside Friend

Fireside Friend 

Come gather round the fire 

I got somethin' to tell

These flames that do warm you 

Once burned in my hell

These flickering shadows

That dance at your feet

Don't get any closer or you'll die in the heat

A demon once told me

He would mess with my brain

His constant remarks

Did drive me insane

But I took him aside

So that others won't hear

And I told him his torment was not what I fear

He then left me in silence

And I thought that I'd won

Without his demands

I did lower my gun

These flames that burn brightly

These shadows you see

Are all that is left of the devil in me

Now I called you to tell you

That my contract is signed

But I still need a friend

And if you'd kindly mind

My story may scare you

It may fill you with fright

But I promise that I'll keep you warm every night

The Wind Shall Turn

The Wind Shall Turn 

You're rich and you show it so that others might see

You think that your wealth can intimidate me

Well I want you to know that I'd hate to be you

As I could not do to others all the hurt that you do

You reap the rewards from another mans seeds

You'd take his hard labour to enhance your own needs

But your needs they are pointless, they are not aimed to please

You'd rather buy a new car than to help cure disease 

When you are a-sleepin' do you dream of you wealth?

Do you tally your fortune? That you keep for yourself

You just don't realise that you could help a soul

If you hadn't made greed your life's ultimate goal

But you will die the same, and your plastic will melt

It's a pity you'll not know just how burning felt

Your ashes will blow... And the wind it shall turn

Then you'll know what it's like when your spirit returns

You will wished that you'd helped more in your previous life

That you'd helped save another instead of going under a knife

You paid to get ugly and I hope you do see

That your coffin was not worth the life of a tree

And I hope that you feel it, that every tear counts

The money you squandered in obscene amounts

I hope never find you when you hold out your hand

And those pains deep inside make you then understand

Lords of the Lies

Lords of the Lies 

Come you government men... admit you deceive 

You read out your speeches you want me to believe

Then you screw up your papers... toss them in a bin

Now that you have all your votes you won't need them again

The things you did promise... Is not what you give

You see the rich thriving, while the poor they can't live

You take what you can to stay in your chair

You'd leave people hungry with their food cupboards bare

Yet you just get fat, from swallowing your lies

The blinkers get bigger... That cover your eyes

You see what you want, you don't see what we need

As we are not part of your profit and greed

What will you do now? Now we know what you do

You who do nothing, unless its outcome suites you

Yet it's us that are living with the things you've not done

Why don't you pack your briefcase with our money and run?

So who do we vote for? These lords of the lies

They practice deceit, they can't look in our eyes

They smile and they talk much but fakeness shall show

And when our stomachs are empty it's then we will know

We were fooled again... we chose the wrong man

The promises made, to do all that he can

None of that matters and I'm sure you'll agree

Much would be done if you'd voted for me

Un-Welcome Guest

Un-Welcome Guest 

You who bring with you conflict

You who bring with you war

You who bring with you sorrow

Stay away from my door

You who bring with you sadness

You who bring with you fear

You will never be  welcome, get the hell outta here

You who bring with you rage

You who bring with you blame

You who bring with you envy

You and I ain't the same

You who bring with you trouble

You who bring with you greed

You will never be any friend I'll ever need

You who bring with you torment

You who bring with you lies

You who bring with you trouble

I can tell by your eyes

You who bring with you hatred

You who bring with you pain

You can turn right around and don't come back again

Fist or Resist

Fist or Resist

It takes a strong man to turn... Walk away

It doesn't show strength that to fight is ok

The strength of man lies in the gentlest of hand

A fist is for someone who can't understand

That fighting does not show the power in men

It just shows the weakness that dwells within them

So thrive on that weakness thats caused by your fist

Or smile at your strength when you choose to resist

Old Rocking Chair

Old Rocking Chair 

I sat in the sun on an old rocking chair

The breeze blew the threads of my white wispy hair

My eyes that were failing gazed over the land

For a moment I felt her still holding my hand

I gave her a smile as if she were right there

Sitting by me in my old rocking chair

Which creaked to and fro on the porch where she'd died

Yet I swear at this moment she is here at my side

I told her I loved her and let out a sigh

And I thanked her for always remaining near-by

It proved that she loved me and truly did care

For this lonely old man in his old rocking chair

She Might Just Succeed

She Might Just Succeed 

Trees are brought down... Trees they do fall

And one day there wont be no trees left at all

The forests of future they cannot withstand

The damage we do to this beautiful land

Yet if everyone planted just one little seed

Then our world... She might just succeed 

The oil we take... The oil we burn

When we've drained the world dry then I guess we will learn

That oil is not here for profit and wealth

The planet she needs for the good of her health

If we took just a little for the things that we need 

Then our world... She might just succeed

The rubbish we bury... The trash that we hide

We take the worlds gifts... put our poisons inside

Where nothing can grow in pollution and mess

A flower can't bloom in the soils of distress

If we enrich the grounds from the strangling weed 

Then our world... She might just succeed 

The wars that are raging... The wars which we fight

Can none of us just get along and unite?

As where is the answer when so many die?

The answers a question that question is Why!

If we stop all the hatred so others don't bleed

Then our world... She might just succeed 

Some they have nothing... Some they have all

How can the rich be so ruthless and cruel?

When children are dying with no food in hand

To save them is something they can't understand

If they could only take time from a moment of greed

Then our world... She might just succeed

Now writers and poets who speak with a pen

Our chance is this moment that won't come again

So talk all you will so that others may hear

Or an ending is possibly all that is near

So write with a truth thats not meant to mislead 

And our world ... She might just succeed